Livewire
livewire.laravel.com
Full-stack framework for Laravel that builds dynamic interfaces without leaving PHP.
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Caleb Porzio vs Vlad Mihalcea
Products, revenue & stack compared side by side.
Creator of Livewire, Alpine.js and Flux UI, funded by sponsors and component sales
@calebporzio United States
Romanian Java Champion selling the High-Performance Java Persistence book and tools
@vlad_mihalcea Romania
Caleb Porzio vs Vlad Mihalcea at a glance
Both Caleb Porzio and Vlad Mihalcea are bootstrapped solo founders. They overlap in Open Source Makers, Developer Tools and Educators & Course Creators. Caleb is based in Buffalo, United States, Vlad in Cluj-Napoca, Romania. Caleb Porzio has 5 products listed on IndieMakerList vs Vlad Mihalcea's 3. Caleb self-reports $112K/yr from GitHub Sponsors (as of 2020); Vlad hasn't shared a revenue figure publicly. On X, Caleb has about 53K followers and Vlad about 94K.
Side-by-side comparison
- Based in
- Caleb Porzio: Buffalo, United States
- Vlad Mihalcea: Cluj-Napoca, Romania
- Started
- Caleb Porzio: 2019 (7 yrs indie)
- Vlad Mihalcea: —
- Revenue (self-reported)
- Caleb Porzio: $112K/yr from GitHub Sponsorsself-reported, as of 2020 · source for Caleb Porzio's revenue
- Vlad Mihalcea: Not public
- Products listed
- Caleb Porzio: 5
- Vlad Mihalcea: 3
- Product status
- Caleb Porzio: 5 active
- Vlad Mihalcea: 3 active
- X followers
- Caleb Porzio: 53K
- Vlad Mihalcea: 94K
- Categories
- Caleb Porzio: Open Source MakersDeveloper ToolsEducators & Course Creators
- Vlad Mihalcea: Educators & Course CreatorsDeveloper ToolsOpen Source Makers
- Style
- Caleb Porzio: solobootstrapped
- Vlad Mihalcea: solobootstrapped
- Courses & resources
- Caleb Porzio: 4
- Vlad Mihalcea: 3
Revenue figures are self-reported by each maker and not audited; dates and scope differ. Highlighted categories are shared by both.
Top products
Alpine.js
alpinejs.dev
Minimal JavaScript framework for adding behavior directly in HTML markup.
Flux
fluxui.dev
Paid, hand-crafted UI component library for Livewire applications.
Alpine UI Components
alpinejs.dev
Premium copy-paste Alpine.js components with screencasts.
Hypersistence Optimizer
vladmihalcea.com
Tool that scans JPA and Hibernate mappings and configuration and suggests performance fixes.
High-Performance Java Persistence
vladmihalcea.com
Book and video course on Java database access performance.
Hypersistence Utils
github.com
Open-source library of extra Hibernate types and utilities, formerly Hibernate Types.
Tech stack
No tools in common in their publicly listed stacks. See the indie maker tech stack.
PHPLaravelJavaScriptAlpine.jsLivewire
JavaHibernateJPA
How they build
- Make open source pay by bundling education (screencasts) with sponsorship
- Sponsorware: release to sponsors first, open source once a goal is hit
- Keep tools simple enough to fit in your head
- Turn deep niche expertise into products.
- Teach through a consistent technical blog.
- Automate expert advice in tools developers can run.
Learn from Caleb and Vlad
- [template] Flux UI · $149 per project / $299 unlimited / $799 team
- [course] Alpine UI Components · $49
- [course] Livewire Screencasts · Free / sponsors
- [podcast] No Plans To Merge · Free
Caleb Porzio vs Vlad Mihalcea FAQ
Who makes more money, Caleb Porzio or Vlad Mihalcea?
Caleb Porzio self-reports $112K/yr from GitHub Sponsors (as of 2020). Vlad Mihalcea's revenue is not public, so a direct comparison isn't possible.
Who has built more products, Caleb Porzio or Vlad Mihalcea?
Caleb Porzio has 5 products listed (including Livewire, Alpine.js and Flux); Vlad Mihalcea has 3 products listed (Hypersistence Optimizer, High-Performance Java Persistence and Hypersistence Utils).
What tech stack do Caleb Porzio and Vlad Mihalcea use?
Caleb Porzio uses PHP, Laravel, JavaScript, Alpine.js and Livewire. Vlad Mihalcea uses Java, Hibernate and JPA. They don't list any tools in common.
Where are Caleb Porzio and Vlad Mihalcea based?
Caleb Porzio: Buffalo, United States. Vlad Mihalcea: Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
Who has been an indie maker longer, Caleb Porzio or Vlad Mihalcea?
Caleb Porzio started in 2019 (7 years indie); Vlad Mihalcea's start year isn't listed.
Are Caleb Porzio and Vlad Mihalcea bootstrapped?
Yes, both are listed as bootstrapped founders on IndieMakerList.
Full profiles
Read the full story, timeline and links on Caleb Porzio's profile and Vlad Mihalcea's profile.
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